Mrs. Parks had a knack for making science interesting, but one of her questions did more than just test her students’ knowledge—it tested their maturity.
She asked, “What body part increases tenfold when stimulated?”
Mary, a student with strong opinions, immediately protested. “That’s wrong!” she said. “I’m telling!”
Mrs. Parks repeated the question, unfazed. Mary muttered about consequences, but no one else said a word—until Billy spoke up. “The pupil,” he said. “It gets bigger in dim light.”
“Correct,” Mrs. Parks said. Then, with a smirk at Mary, she added, “And let this be a lesson: not everything is as shocking as it seems.”
The class laughed, and Mary learned two things that day: how the eye works, and why jumping to conclusions can be embarrassing.
